Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Douglas 
Edmunds 
Fall River 
Faulk 
Grant 
Gregory 
Haakon 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
434 
422 
327 
280 
618 
505 
287 
2007 
363 
425 
330 
294 
555 
511 
284 
$1,000, 2012 
107,746 
206,187 
106,239 
147,424 
196,146 
82,122 
67,813 
2007 
74,278 
116,567 
89,899 
83,610 
96,581 
53,042 
41,652 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
248,262 
488,595 
324,889 
526,513 
317,389 
162,618 
236,282 
2007 
204,623 
274,275 
272,420 
284,387 
174,020 
103,800 
146,664 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
290 
267 
42 
205 
347 
290 
103 
2007 
257 
231 
41 
199 
356 
275 
113 
$1,000, 2012 
9,660 
28,478 
468 
24,574 
21,126 
7,584 
7,224 
2007 
5,258 
14,420 
261 
12,376 
1 1 ,050 
3,810 
2,814 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
330 
293 
105 
215 
424 
331 
150 
2007 
251 
247 
89 
207 
334 
323 
144 
$1,000, 2012 
4,765 
15,523 
237 
12,002 
7,830 
4,018 
4,738 
2007 
2,377 
6,588 
251 
6,403 
4,425 
2,375 
1,989 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
298 
284 
67 
210 
354 
304 
136 
2007 
233 
231 
68 
203 
314 
270 
125 
$1,000, 2012 
10,681 
24,470 
328 
19,547 
18,425 
6,956 
3,390 
2007 
3,982 
1 1 ,552 
130 
9,594 
6,898 
2,801 
1,094 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
207 
137 
185 
109 
227 
200 
155 
2007 
171 
122 
107 
125 
168 
205 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
20,347 
24,250 
(D) 
10,671 
26,377 
6,800 
7,257 
2007 
19,371 
15,785 
(D) 
6,576 
16,976 
5,501 
5,613 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
145 
123 
141 
105 
122 
165 
131 
2007 
107 
97 
79 
110 
96 
173 
117 
$1,000, 2012 
3,639 
2,952 
2,513 
2,559 
5,689 
2,639 
3,484 
2007 
1,651 
2,769 
887 
1,558 
3,182 
2,313 
2,291 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
111 
46 
97 
23 
139 
75 
40 
2007 
109 
50 
53 
42 
95 
63 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
16,707 
21,298 
(D) 
8,113 
20,688 
4,162 
3,774 
2007 
17,720 
13,017 
(D) 
5,018 
13,794 
3,188 
3,322 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
284 
207 
276 
159 
365 
345 
225 
2007 
221 
186 
208 
160 
240 
295 
178 
$1,000, 2012 
24,425 
33,257 
46,663 
11,066 
37,997 
14,464 
8,440 
2007 
18,201 
15,933 
(D) 
5,507 
13,422 
7,654 
4,341 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
421 
400 
322 
272 
597 
493 
269 
2007 
360 
413 
321 
290 
544 
498 
279 
$1,000, 2012 
4,835 
10,420 
3,454 
10,060 
9,940 
5,776 
4,511 
2007 
3,061 
7,179 
2,117 
6,047 
5,943 
4,606 
3,323 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
361 
311 
253 
240 
484 
426 
250 
2007 
262 
247 
183 
205 
336 
353 
201 
$1,000, 2012 
2,156 
3,131 
(D) 
3,278 
3,179 
2,147 
1,684 
2007 
1,561 
1,870 
818 
1,298 
1,884 
1,284 
942 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
406 
361 
294 
266 
545 
436 
258 
2007 
352 
382 
290 
271 
518 
477 
272 
$1,000, 2012 
7,075 
12,281 
2,556 
10,036 
10,772 
6,963 
5,231 
2007 
4,208 
7,606 
2,208 
5,355 
6,576 
5,138 
3,692 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
119 
126 
82 
120 
182 
202 
132 
2007 
114 
114 
58 
102 
155 
182 
108 
$1,000, 2012 
2,890 
4,850 
2,617 
4,250 
6,288 
2,590 
3,156 
2007 
2,306 
4,528 
1,774 
2,217 
5,474 
2,782 
1,806 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
28 
43 
38 
35 
32 
53 
41 
2007 
24 
14 
32 
30 
28 
48 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
179 
946 
225 
568 
1,341 
554 
1,060 
2007 
93 
228 
325 
399 
284 
379 
427 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
177 
149 
88 
139 
204 
188 
126 
2007 
129 
145 
44 
123 
175 
161 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
1,701 
3,541 
886 
4,600 
2,460 
1,629 
2,960 
2007 
992 
2,229 
190 
2,446 
1,349 
692 
1,299 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
246 
252 
143 
194 
324 
278 
155 
2007 
194 
223 
125 
196 
278 
246 
136 
$1,000, 2012 
7,727 
20,448 
2,268 
13,995 
17,433 
9,325 
5,850 
2007 
3,574 
10,706 
2,176 
9,369 
8,833 
5,435 
4,852 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
53 
99 
12 
43 
85 
69 
33 
2007 
34 
66 
13 
58 
46 
34 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
422 
2,473 
(D) 
1,355 
1,574 
420 
291 
2007 
162 
1,061 
128 
459 
608 
172 
578 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
248 
244 
179 
216 
326 
325 
180 
2007 
196 
216 
133 
180 
314 
270 
151 
$1,000, 2012 
3,921 
5,400 
2,386 
6,304 
10,972 
5,520 
4,993 
2007 
3,376 
5,089 
1,855 
6,406 
5,212 
4,564 
4,051 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
188 
185 
131 
155 
264 
253 
130 
2007 
146 
162 
110 
141 
241 
208 
113 
$1,000, 2012 
2,657 
3,221 
1,749 
3,435 
7,311 
4,100 
3,166 
2007 
1,942 
2,822 
1,234 
3,158 
2,957 
3,187 
2,515 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
157 
165 
129 
154 
225 
201 
110 
2007 
142 
148 
80 
132 
205 
171 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
1,264 
2,179 
637 
2,869 
3,661 
1,420 
1,827 
2007 
1,434 
2,267 
621 
3,248 
2,256 
1,377 
1,536 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
406 
377 
307 
255 
575 
453 
267 
2007 
331 
375 
288 
264 
503 
467 
256 
$1,000, 2012 
2,324 
3,092 
1,443 
3,389 
4,215 
2,867 
2,518 
2007 
1,510 
2,373 
1,135 
2,019 
2,074 
2,472 
1,940 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
332 
317 
262 
242 
455 
374 
236 
2007 
286 
283 
185 
237 
387 
367 
219 
$1,000, 2012 
4,638 
13,627 
2,436 
11,727 
16,216 
4,510 
4,511 
2007 
4,247 
9,421 
1,795 
7,140 
5,575 
3,377 
2,891 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
325 
279 
190 
226 
400 
325 
192 
2007 
245 
261 
150 
219 
350 
319 
199 
$1,000, 2012 
10,609 
22,538 
4,236 
17,288 
16,133 
9,825 
8,180 
2007 
6,147 
14,932 
3,818 
9,837 
1 1 ,426 
6,507 
6,748 
--continued 
264 South Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
